ALBUS
The pumpkin pie was amazing. I might have to bring these back to my dorm so I can eat them as a late-night snack. This is pure pumpkin heaven.
Then, I very nearly snorted all of the pumpkin pie out through my nose. I'm glad I didn't, though I kind of coughed the contents of my mouth out back onto the plate violently, so bits of it landed on the opposite side of the table onto Scorpius' plate. It would have been really hilarious if I wasn't so bloody horrified at my sister.
"What?" I spluttered, probably looking as bug-eyed as I felt. Some girl who was sitting close by beside me stood up with her plate and walked away when she realised there was pumpkin spit all over the area. Whatever, lady, I've got issues to deal with right now. "Wha-at?" I said much slower, staring at Scorpius, then Lily, then back again, my eyes darting everywhere.
This was absolutely not ok.
"Albus!" Sage tittered at the mess. Scorpius slithered away. I got up and slammed my hands on the table.
"Lily!" I hissed before she ran off too. I clambered over the table to the other side with the grace of a drunken whale, earning a few glares and curses as I knocked over a dish of chicken and some bread pudding. "Oops, sorry."
"What?" Lily said, sassing me off, her face scrunching into a sneer.
"No, no, no." I shook my head. "Did you just kiss Scorpius? SCORPIUS?!" I yelled, earning the attention of the table opposite us.
"Geez, go away, Albus! I do what I want! I don't need you to tell me what to do! I'm not TEN anymore!" Lily yelled back. Then she strode out of the hall, stomping on her shoes.
Thanks to her I lost my appetite and wasn't able to eat more of that pie.
After breakfast it was Potions, with Scorpius as usual. I was actively trying to avoid him but it was really distracting and my Euphoria Elixir failed and bubbled over the table top and slopped onto the floor thickly. Professor Creedly came over and patted me on my shoulder and said, "Well, Potter, it does take a little more practice. Off to your next class now," then glided away, encouraging a few other students who couldn't brew the potion too. Her hat bobbled unstably on her head. I don't think she combed her hair that often.
Unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough to get out of class and Scorpius stopped me on my way out.
"Albus, yesterday I-, "He started.
I cut him off, narrowing my eyes.
"Look here, Scorpius, that was my sister. You can't just go around kissing my sister! Any other girl but my sister!" I spluttered. "At least let me know before you start eating her face!" Which was honestly a really huge exaggeration and if anybody was eating anyone's face, it was my sister all over him but I obviously can't tell him that.
"What?" Scorpius looked taken aback. "No, Lily-"
"Yeah? Sometimes I talk to you but sometimes I run off a cliff."
I shouldered past him, purposely knocking my books into his chest. Thankfully my next few classes weren't with him.
By dinner, my coldness towards Scorpius built by glaring at him in between classes and pointedly avoiding any contact when I had to directly walk pass him.
The last time we had an argument like this was back in third year, and we didn't speak for a month or so but still continued to sit at the same table because of Sage. I don't even remember what it was about, probably something petty, but Scorpius was the one who apologised first and it will be him who will apologise first too now. I hope.
This time, we were sitting at the same table, too, and Sage was chewing her food suspiciously, like "I know something's up with you two." Scorpius was looking down at his food and chasing the peas around the salmon with his fork. I was just avoiding any eye contact with anyone and was aggressively shovelling food into my mouth.
It was pretty awkward as Sage failed to break the tension, until Lily trotted over and sat down heavily next to Scorpius.
"Hey Scorpius," she breathed, smiling sweetly. On the outside I was calm, but on the inside I was screaming. At least the silence was broken.
"Hey Lily," Scorpius replied, then immediately got up and walked away with a poker face. Lily stared after him, sighing.
"He's so hard to get, you know," She said to Sage and I.
"No I don't," I said dryly, rolling my eyes. Out of all the kids in her grade and Scorpius is the choice? Where was the logic?
Professor McGonagall called the chosen people in for a meeting, two days after. It was about our transport to France, and of course, to collect our signed consent forms from our parents. Mom and Dad were pretty fine with me going over, but Dad kept telling me to take care of myself, and also of Sage⦠and also of Scorpius, but I'm still not speaking to him. If I do get chosen to be in the Tournament, however, I'm to write often to them, which is pretty fair deal. I'm sure I've got loads to tell them anyway.
"Settle down, students." Prof. McGonagall spoke, her eyes still sharp and surveying everyone in the room even though I'm pretty sure she's over 90. Her mind is still quick as a bullet.
"As you all should have known, our transport to the Beauxbatons Academy will be by carriage. Bring clothes that are not as heavy as you are wearing now, as the weather would not be as cold as it is at Hogwarts. For the details of whom you shall be travelling with in the same carriage, well, there will be four of you in one." She pulled a piece of parchment from a cloak and begin reading the names.
"Edgar Ramley, Niobe Vance, Eric Atherton, Angelus Bainbridge. Rose Weasley, Imogen Stainwright, Nadia Bane, and Mary Augustine. Magenta Amorin, and Sage Haworth, Prisca Dolohov, Kitty Crocker. Frank Peakes, Albus Potter, Grant Murrey, and Scorpius Malfoy. That will be all. Any questions? If not, you are all dismissed. Hurry to your classes and do NOT let me catch anyone of you loitering around the halls." The sound of chairs pushed back echoed around the mostly empty classroom.
I groan. A few hours it might be, but I've been ignoring Malfoy for a bit, and I guess I can't now, not when in a carriage with now where to go. Nonetheless, I was excited still excited for the trip.
We're all going on an adventure!
